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ZIP.EntryExtractToFile method

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Remarks

 

Extracts into a file on disk a specific entry available inside a ZIP file session previously opened through the ZIP.Open method or created through the ZIP.Create method.

 

During the extraction phase the container application is notified through the CallbackZipOperationPerc delegate which reports the current percentage of advancement.

 

For further details about methods for ZIP management refer to the ZipMan class.

For details about using ZIP management refer to the How to manage ZIP files tutorial.

 

 

Syntax

 

[Visual Basic]

Public Function EntryExtractToFile (

strEntryName as String,

strPassword as String,

strDestPath as String,

bAddRelativePathToDest as Boolean

) as enumErrorCodes


 

[C#]

public enumErrorCodes EntryExtractToFile (

string strEntryName,

string strPassword,

string strDestPath,

bool bAddRelativePathToDest

);


 

[C++]

public: enumErrorCodes EntryExtractToFile (

string strEntryName,

string strPassword,

string strDestPath,

bool bAddRelativePathToDest

);


 

 

Parameter

Description

 

 

strEntryName

String representing the name of the entry to extract.

strPassword

String containing the optional password for accessing the requested entry; leave it empty if not needed.

strDestPath

String representing the destination path on disk for the given entry

bAddRelativePathToDest

Boolean flag determining if the relative path of the given entry should be added to the destination path.

Supported values are the following:

Value

Meaning

false

The relative path of the entry is not added.

If for example the strEntryName parameter should be "first_dir/second_dir/myFile.mp3" and the strDestPath parameter should be "c:\myfolder", the final pathname of the extracted file would be "c:\myfolder\myFile.mp3"

true

The relative path of the entry is added.

If for example the strEntryName parameter should be "first_dir/second_dir/myFile.mp3" and the strDestPath parameter should be "c:\myfolder", the final pathname of the extracted file would be "c:\myfolder\first_dir\second_dir\myFile.mp3"

 

 

Return value

 

Value

Meaning

 

 

Negative value

An error occurred. Check the LastError property value in order to see the last error.

enumErrorCodes.ERR_NOERROR (0)

The method call was successful.